Raising the standard
Subtitle: an eight-step action guide for schools and communities
By: Denis P. Doyle, Susan Pimentel ; [illustration, Tom Smith].
Contributors: Pimentel, Susan.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: School improvement programs -- United States -- Case studies.; Education -- Standards -- United States -- Case studies.; Educational change -- United States -- Case studies.; Community and school -- United States -- Case studies.
Description: CD-ROM version contains more detail on, for example, the subject of state and district standards and financial matters.
Notes: "Revised, with a new section on charter schools."
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Take the plunge : building public demand for standards and reform; title: How good is good enough? : organizing around high academic standards; title: The truth will set you free : conducting an academic analysis; title: Seize the day : reorganizing for change and building staff capacity; title: Measuring up : holding students accountable; title: Holding your feet to the fire : school and district accountability; title: So what's in it for me? : developing new partnerships; title: There is no finish line : making continuous improvements; title: Have you done this? : a checklist of action steps.